In commemoration of the 110th anniversary of
the Arkansas History Commission and State Archives, the agency will host
digitization clinics each Friday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in its conference
room.
For the April digitization clinics, AHC staff invites the
general public to bring in material appropriate for scanning on flatbed
scanners or for photographing, such as documents, maps or photographs. AHC
archivists will scan and save to CDs copies of scanned material for the
public. Members of the general public
who choose to take advantage of this free scanning service will be asked to
share the digital copies with the History Commission for research, exhibits and
publication.
“The digitization clinic is a modern twist on the way the
History Commission built its collections from the beginning,” said Commission
Director Dr. Lisa Speer. “Through the years, our collections have grown thanks
to the foresight of historically minded citizens across Arkansas and the U.S.
We still like receiving donations of historical manuscripts and records, but we
recognize that not everyone is ready to donate their family papers and
memorabilia. This digitization clinic provides them with an option to share the
content, while maintaining the originals during their lifetime.”
The Arkansas History Commission was created during the 1905
session of the Arkansas General Assembly for the purpose of collecting and
preserving Arkansas’s significant wealth of historic material.
For additional information on the Arkansas History
Commission and these clinics, please phone 501-682-6900 or email state.archives@arkansas.gov.
